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after graduating from high school in rear don, washington, private first class joe e. mann joined the army and trained at forth lewis. p.f.c.man was on the front lines where his platoon was surrounded and in the face of heavy fire, p.f.c. mann destroyed an ammunition dump and took out flume rouse enemy troops. despite being wounded four times, p.f.c. mann refused to be evacuated and remained with his platoon and stood guard that evening. the following morning, the enemy attacked throwing hand grenades as they approached. a grenade landed within a few feet of p.f.c. mann. unable to raise his ban acknowledged arms, he yelled -- bandaged arms, he yelled grenade. saving his fellow soldiers, he died moments after the explosion. for his act, he was awarded the congressional medal of honor. born and raised in spokane, washington, platoon sergeant bruce a. grandstaff graduated in 1952 and enlisted in the army a few years later. 1966, he volunteered for duty in vietnam. on may 18, 1967, platoon sergeant grandstaff was leading a weapons platoon when it came under attack. despite
after graduating from high school in rear don, washington, private first class joe e. mann joined the army and trained at forth lewis. p.f.c.man was on the front lines where his platoon was surrounded and in the face of heavy fire, p.f.c. mann destroyed an ammunition dump and took out flume rouse enemy troops. despite being wounded four times, p.f.c. mann refused to be evacuated and remained with his platoon and stood guard that evening. the following morning, the enemy attacked throwing hand...
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joining us from the wall street journal is don mckinnon. thanks so much for joining us today. what are the loopholes and deductions? we hear those words a lot, but what are they? guest: loopholes or tax breaks of all different sorts, and whether you like a particular loophole or not depends on where you sit, i guess. there are lots of loopholes that are deductions. deductions are those that most people are familiar with. the big, itemized deductions are things like the home mortgage interest deduction. there is a deduction for state and local taxes that is very important, the deduction for charitable contributions is real important, and there are all kinds of other breaks that people are less familiar with. there are some that people are probably not aware of but all that are very big and important. for instance, the health care that most of us get at worked represents a big source of income to a lot of people, and yet it does not count as income on your taxes. that is a giant break that is known as an exemption. there are all kinds of other breaks that exists. the earned inco
joining us from the wall street journal is don mckinnon. thanks so much for joining us today. what are the loopholes and deductions? we hear those words a lot, but what are they? guest: loopholes or tax breaks of all different sorts, and whether you like a particular loophole or not depends on where you sit, i guess. there are lots of loopholes that are deductions. deductions are those that most people are familiar with. the big, itemized deductions are things like the home mortgage interest...
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host: don in boca raton. caller: if she would run i would vet for her because i know what her husband has done. one thing i would like for c-span to do, do a show about the medicaid and social security, about the lies being told, because social security and medicaid do not add to the national debt. it is paid for by your income. they've been telling this lie for years. go back to the 1950's, corporations don't want to match whatever you pay to your social security, they have to match. whatever you pay into your medicaid, they have to match. republicans are saying they want to cut $200 billion from social security, what they're saying is corporations, employers want more -- want to no longer have to match what you put in. so what's the lie. i'm tired of the lies. this is the first year i voted -- >> all this in our video library at c-span.org. now to the senate radio and tv gallery, senators cardin and mccain talking about the situation in syria. >> we've ended one proud chapter in the history of the united st
host: don in boca raton. caller: if she would run i would vet for her because i know what her husband has done. one thing i would like for c-span to do, do a show about the medicaid and social security, about the lies being told, because social security and medicaid do not add to the national debt. it is paid for by your income. they've been telling this lie for years. go back to the 1950's, corporations don't want to match whatever you pay to your social security, they have to match. whatever...
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our third panelist is don polymer, he is a rare breed, like me. he has had the experience of oversight of elections in two different states. he was the director of elections in florida for 2008 and for the 2010 elections. in 2011, he became secretary of the virginia board of elections. he is a former u.s. justice department attorney and virginia is one of the seven states that helped launched the electronics information center this year. not only do we have to swing states on the panel that no doubt had interesting experiences with voter registration, but we have to of the leading states in the country in terms of voter registration innovation. our last analyst is page gardner. she is the founder and president of the voter participation center. some of you may know that by its former name -- women's voices, women's vote, one of the most active voter registration organizations in the country. she started out with an interest and passion for increasing the participation of by unmarried women in the political process and has expanded those efforts ou
our third panelist is don polymer, he is a rare breed, like me. he has had the experience of oversight of elections in two different states. he was the director of elections in florida for 2008 and for the 2010 elections. in 2011, he became secretary of the virginia board of elections. he is a former u.s. justice department attorney and virginia is one of the seven states that helped launched the electronics information center this year. not only do we have to swing states on the panel that no...
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and saddam hussein, as evil as he was, -- and not so don hossein -- saddam hussein, as evil as he was, operating out of iraq. >> i want to switch topics. you have also been a big to champion of energy and energy policy in the past decade. the discovery of natural gas has changed the economy. your concern has been america's energy independence. where do you think this new discovery of this resource will lead us in the next decade? >> eid is incredibly positive for the u.s. already we have gone from 60% energy dependent down to 40% and there is news that we could be even more independent in the next decades. instead of buying scarce energy supplies from people who do not particularly like us, we could be spending that money here at home. think of the difference it could make to the economic strength of the u.s. think what it will mean for job opportunities and the economic strength of america. and natural gas is a cleaner resource. and our progress has not just been on oil and gas. it has also been a renewables. in my state, nearly 10% of the energy is provided by wind power. you go all
and saddam hussein, as evil as he was, -- and not so don hossein -- saddam hussein, as evil as he was, operating out of iraq. >> i want to switch topics. you have also been a big to champion of energy and energy policy in the past decade. the discovery of natural gas has changed the economy. your concern has been america's energy independence. where do you think this new discovery of this resource will lead us in the next decade? >> eid is incredibly positive for the u.s. already we...
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. >> imagine if she were to pack a hair dresser on the awful plain we are all crime don. then we would be writing about -- the awful airplane we are all crammed on. then we would all be writing about the lavish expense. >> in some universities, only 10% of the teachers in the top four schools for science are female. what can we do to get more women in science, and why is it important? >> well, let's talk about why they are not there, first. what they're not there starts very early in terms of what women are exposed to, what the expectations are. and you know, it is a lot of hard work. not the people do not work hard in everything, as we have heard, but science is a funny business. you do not always see the limelight. public affirmation is not there. unless one becomes an entrepreneur or something like that. a lot of what happens with women is going to happen within the community within which they work. a lot of times, attitudes and reinforced. i think what needs to happen is that we need to try to reach young women early. we have to affirm them. we have to value science a
. >> imagine if she were to pack a hair dresser on the awful plain we are all crime don. then we would be writing about -- the awful airplane we are all crammed on. then we would all be writing about the lavish expense. >> in some universities, only 10% of the teachers in the top four schools for science are female. what can we do to get more women in science, and why is it important? >> well, let's talk about why they are not there, first. what they're not there starts very...
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think you saw in the president's statement yesterday his belief that those attacks were misguided and don fehr. >> her with a drawl without pushing back? >> it should hardly be a negative that somebody of susan rice's enormous character would be willing, of viewing the y's ation, put countrie interest a buffer and personal interest, and seeing the circus a broader potential nomination, made the decision it was not in the country's interest got out given all the major foreign policy issues that confront us, the president's interest, for her to be considered for secretary of state. just to make a point here, the leading critics of ambassador rice, with their wildly unfounded assertions, have a spotty record at best when it comes to making judgments about who is qualified for high office in this country. susan rice is enormously qualified for this job, as she is for any potential job serving this country that she might have in the future. >> are you just generically saying that? >> major? >> did anyone suggest this is an rice withdraw? >> the answer is she took this action herself, and the p
think you saw in the president's statement yesterday his belief that those attacks were misguided and don fehr. >> her with a drawl without pushing back? >> it should hardly be a negative that somebody of susan rice's enormous character would be willing, of viewing the y's ation, put countrie interest a buffer and personal interest, and seeing the circus a broader potential nomination, made the decision it was not in the country's interest got out given all the major foreign policy...
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. >> don in westport massachusetts -- westport, mass.. independent caller. >> john. we have been watching all this go on. it is benghazi, the president tried to push these things through. i'm sorry. i was a democrat but i changed but i can no longer be a democrat because i cannot understand what they're trying to do. we have $16 trillion in deficits. we cannot fix anything and we are not going to do any spending cuts. so we are going to add more to the deficit but all you are going to do is tax millionaires. that is fine, but those are the people that create the jobs for the middle class. i depend on these people that have the money to pay me. >> what do you do for a living? caller: i am a construction worker. >> democrat caller from louisiana. nina. i just wanted to say, if you listen to the callers, of how disgusted we are with congress trying to control each other and not doing what they need to do for the country. the woman who said obama just needs to do it and get it over with, well, he cannot appear that is not our form of government. if we had a dictatorship,
. >> don in westport massachusetts -- westport, mass.. independent caller. >> john. we have been watching all this go on. it is benghazi, the president tried to push these things through. i'm sorry. i was a democrat but i changed but i can no longer be a democrat because i cannot understand what they're trying to do. we have $16 trillion in deficits. we cannot fix anything and we are not going to do any spending cuts. so we are going to add more to the deficit but all you are going...
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don bless you all and thank you for being here. -- god bless you all. [applause] >> thank you for such a sensible message. perhaps congress should do their job. i do believe there is a simple way for but to protect the middle class and would extend one of the best programs that prevents people falling into poverty, the earned income tax credit. let us make sure that congress does there were and let the majority rule. what a novel thought from the congressman. thank you. speaking of small business, we're really honored that the owner of a business in herndon is here to talk to us about the consequences for small businesses. bob. [applause] hello -- >> hello. i own an embroidery franchise out in herndon, va., and we work for small businesses, schools, corporations. i'm happy to be here today to talk to you about the fiscal cliff and how it might affect my business. i am mostly optimistic about our economy in the future, i have grave concerns about what is going on in congress and the potential fiscal cliff we are facing and the elimination of the tax cuts
don bless you all and thank you for being here. -- god bless you all. [applause] >> thank you for such a sensible message. perhaps congress should do their job. i do believe there is a simple way for but to protect the middle class and would extend one of the best programs that prevents people falling into poverty, the earned income tax credit. let us make sure that congress does there were and let the majority rule. what a novel thought from the congressman. thank you. speaking of small...
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host: on the subject of european countries and their unemployment programs, don richey rights in, european folks can provide for their families and maintain for their lifestyle, even if they lose their jobs. why is this a problem? guest: countries cannot afford it anymore. these countries are hugely in debt, and they have found a simply cannot afford their welfare states any more, but which is what is going on in greece and spain and portugal. it leads to these unemployment rates of 20% in some of these countries. host: mr. bivens? guest: that is not what caused the debt in those countries. i think it shows they do not have an independent monetary policy. they cannot have an independent central bank that just prints money the way that we do. i think it is the un-wisdom of the currency union. there is no evidence that countries that our welfare states are in bigger trouble. with the previous caller, i totally agree. the skills of workers more unemployed is not much of to an employer's. -- employers. if there is was this unmet demand for skilled workers out there and employees had openings b
host: on the subject of european countries and their unemployment programs, don richey rights in, european folks can provide for their families and maintain for their lifestyle, even if they lose their jobs. why is this a problem? guest: countries cannot afford it anymore. these countries are hugely in debt, and they have found a simply cannot afford their welfare states any more, but which is what is going on in greece and spain and portugal. it leads to these unemployment rates of 20% in some...
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i will finish by saying we will miss don payne who served 20 years this committee and did so with great dignity and tell kildee and dennis kucinich won't be with us on the subcommittee there. mr. cody is retiring to mr. kucinich going on. judy becker would not be here. it's been a great pleasure to serve a thoughtless member denigrate china. i want to passmy congratulations on to them, to wish everyone a merry christmas. and jason ault meyer. i forgot my friend jason also. he was on and then off and then back on. he did serve. we appreciate his service. i wish everyone a merry christmas. we can go on and on. anyway, we may have to get a whole list to read. anyway, merry christmas, we are adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] samaj [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]
i will finish by saying we will miss don payne who served 20 years this committee and did so with great dignity and tell kildee and dennis kucinich won't be with us on the subcommittee there. mr. cody is retiring to mr. kucinich going on. judy becker would not be here. it's been a great pleasure to serve a thoughtless member denigrate china. i want to passmy congratulations on to them, to wish everyone a merry christmas. and jason ault meyer. i forgot my friend jason also. he was on and then...
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then more on the impact of sequestration with gourd don adams 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. next, former joint chiefs chairman mike mullen talks about the impact of the federal debt on national security. then senate finance committee chairman max baucus of montana talks about the so-called fiscal clipped negotiations. after that, a discussion on possible changes to current tax laws. >> i think people still love discovery in general. the ability to find this surprising. every month or every year i hear about some show people are suddenly talking about that i do not think you could have ever imagined -- if you came to me, i boo -- choose honey boo or a certain food channel network, if i had to predetermine my preference, i do not think i would ever pick them. but you hear people talking about them, you go into the environment, suddenly you find, you know what, i like honey boo boo. i think that is a huge part of the american television experience. it is so short -- i still do think a lot of americans love a the escapism and being able to roam around the tv jungle finding thing
then more on the impact of sequestration with gourd don adams 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. next, former joint chiefs chairman mike mullen talks about the impact of the federal debt on national security. then senate finance committee chairman max baucus of montana talks about the so-called fiscal clipped negotiations. after that, a discussion on possible changes to current tax laws. >> i think people still love discovery in general. the ability to find this surprising. every month or every...